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A new species ofPterygonema (Nematoda: Ceramonematoidea) from sublittoral sand in Liverpool Bay

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Pterygonema cambriensis n.sp. is described from sublittoral sand in Liverpool Bay, UK. The species is distinguished by the anterior distension of the cephalic helmet, the shield-shaped cuticular plates on which the amphids are borne, and the presence of 8, well-developed, longitudinal alae.

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  1. A. R. Ward

    Present address: Marine Science Laboratories, University College of North Wales, Menai Bridge, Anglesey, N. Wales, UK

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    Communicated by J. H. S. Blaxter, Oban

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    Ward, A.R. A new species ofPterygonema (Nematoda: Ceramonematoidea) from sublittoral sand in Liverpool Bay. Mar. Biol. 19, 204–205 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02097139

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